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RESOLUTION NO. 26-676
RESOLUTION APPROVING MULTI-MODAL DOWNTOWN TRANSIT HUB STUDY
RFP SCOPE OF SERVICES
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, in September 2025, the City applied to the U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT) Rural and Tribal Assistance (RTA) Pilot Program for funds to plan a Multi -
Modal Transit Hub in Downtown Ames. The hub would combine a transit center, parking
structure, and a visitor welcome center on the City-owned parking lots behind Main Street,
between Kellogg Avenue and Clark Avenue. The hub is intended to improve access to
Downtown and transportation safety by coordinating the parking structure and transit center with
pedestrian, bicycle, and transit connections to Main Street, Tom Evans Plaza, and The Linc; and
WHEREAS, the City was awarded a $500,000 RTA grant (Award No. 69A6212650036)
for this planning work. The grant pays 100% of eligible costs, and no local match is required.
The grant agreement was signed on July 30, 2026. The period of performance runs from August
24, 2026, through August 23, 2029; and,
WHEREAS, the City will use the grant to hire a consultant for a financial feasibility (parking
revenue/expenditure) study and conceptual design. The grant requires that the DOT review the
Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation before it is issued. Prior to sending the RFP to the DOT,
staff is requesting City Council approval of the draft scope of services; and,
WHEREAS, the draft scope has ten tasks, which match the Project Management Plan
the City submitted to DOT: 1) Project Management, 2) Data Collection and Existing Conditions,
3) Needs Evaluation and Structure Sizing, 4) Site Alternatives and Conceptual Design, 5)
Technical Due Diligence, 6) Transit and Multimodal Integration, 7) Parking Rate and System
Financial Analysis, 8) Capital Cost, Funding and Implementation Strategy, 9) Public and
Stakeholder Engagement, and 10) City Council Checkpoints and Final Report.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, I A, that
the Multi-Modal Downtown Transit Hub Study - RFP Scope of Services as drafted by staff is
hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 27th day of October, 2026.
_______________________________ _________________________________
Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 27th day of October, 2026.